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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ClickSend

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AClickSend aims to help businesses communicate with their customers and staff in the moments that matter on the channels, they use every day. ClickSend is designed to power billions of messages worldwide and offers a full suite of communications products from SMS and rich messaging to letters and fax all done via online dashboard or API.

    $0.01

    Per email for at least 25,000 emails

    Iterable

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AIterable is an AI-powered customer communication platform that activates customers across channels in real-time. With intelligent personalization, dynamic content, and a cross-channel suite, Iterable helps brands create seamless, data-driven experiences across email, SMS, push, and in-app notifications.N/A
    Pricing
    ClickSendIterable
    Editions & Modules
    Email
    $0.0056
    Per email for at least 25,000 emails
    SMS
    $0.0177
    Per text for at least 2,000 texts
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ClickSendIterable
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    ClickSendIterable
    Considered Both Products
    ClickSend
    No answer on this topic
    Iterable
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    103 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    80 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    102 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    67 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    66 Answers
    Features
    ClickSendIterable
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of ClickSend and Iterable
    Feature
    ClickSend
    -
    Ratings
    Iterable
    8.1
    119 Ratings
    5% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings8.8106 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings8.7113 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings8.5111 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings8.5115 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings7.9110 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings6.9115 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings7.1115 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings8.0102 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ClickSend and Iterable
    Feature
    ClickSend
    -
    Ratings
    Iterable
    5.7
    116 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings6.2116 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings5.6114 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings5.4105 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of ClickSend and Iterable
    Feature
    ClickSend
    -
    Ratings
    Iterable
    7.0
    113 Ratings
    7% below category average
    API00 Ratings7.9102 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings8.196 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings7.5103 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings4.75 Ratings
    Third-party software integrations00 Ratings7.120 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    ClickSendIterable
    Small Businesses
    EZ Texting
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    EZ Texting
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Airship
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ClickSendIterable
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (7 ratings)
    8.6
    (120 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ClickSendIterable
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ClickSend
    ClickSend supports live chats, where instant messaging is done for both formal or informal discussions. Besides, proper management of tasks, from the simplified ones to the complex ones, and every player is well assigned. The option of bar code in this application ensures there is the automation of many tasks and reduces paperwork.
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    Iterable
    - Scalability: as I mentioned, Stayforlong serves more than 3 Million travellers in 40 markets and 32 languages. We managed to build a robust CRM strategy with only 2 members on the CRM team, which helped us expand the channels with a really small, lean team. - Real-time relevance: for us, having the latest available offer is a must; we need to offer the rooms that are available in real time, because the inventory is live.
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    Pros
    ClickSend
    • You can add list of users just by uploading numbers CSV or by uploading detailed CSV.
    • You can generate quick campaigns just like in email, save templates with URLs, send immediately, or schedule for a certain date and hour. They have analytics, shared, and private numbers. I like that it is super straightforward.
    • You can make automated campaings that will be sent every time a new user joins a list. This you can do with 3rd-party integrations such as your own app or Zapier since ClickSend already has this integration.
    • Super cheap and it's what I like most. You pay for SMS in bulk with really competitive prices. Most SMS companies want to charge by the number of users, and when you have 32,000 active users or +130,000 users it just becomes expensive so ClickSend is the SMS solution.
    • In general, using ClickSend is quick and the learning curve for new users is flat since it's almost the same as an email marketing tool just for SMS and compressed.
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    Iterable
    • Customer Journey creation - the platform easily creates a visual path for the marketing team to curate messaging based around timing, channel, behavior as well as add split testing logic and exit criteria so we target only the audiences we want.
    • Customer Success - one of the best teams I've ever had the pleasure of working with. I'm able to move so much quicker because they really create a helpful partnership.
    • Audience segmentation, the platform is easy to work with even if you're a first time user, they do a great job of visually showing the logic and the and/or/none type rules.
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    Cons
    ClickSend
    • At times, the length of the text can feel quite short to keep it under a certain price.
    • Links sent through ClickSend are often marked as spam.
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    Iterable
    • In-app channel, although it works, has some shortcomings in UI functionality or system backend logic, which suggests it is built on an email send-out architecture.
    • Drag and drop editor has its own limitations - it isn't perfect. You can't create some basic designs.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ClickSend
    No answers on this topic
    Iterable
    Its a robust platform that can serve complex business needs. Current and futures. It tries to adapt an newest trends and has good CS and CSM specialists.
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    Usability
    ClickSend
    No answers on this topic
    Iterable
    Iterable very easy to learn and use. It's a great platform for both a new email marketer and a marketer that's been working in email for 20+ years.
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    Reliability and Availability
    ClickSend
    No answers on this topic
    Iterable
    Iterable is there like 99.9% of the time. However, when it goes down, it grinds us to a halt. Most of the time, outages are an hour or less, but if that's at a peak time, it can be a nightmare. That said, when the worst does happen, there are frequent updates and an easy situation tracker that give you an estimate of how much longer you'll have to wait for the issue to be resolved.
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    Performance
    ClickSend
    No answers on this topic
    Iterable
    The API is super quick. The UI can be a little sluggish depending on what you're loading, but overall Iterable performs great. Iterable appears to do a good job of making processes async so that one action isn't blocking another.
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    Support Rating
    ClickSend
    In general, support is good. Actually they usually write to you about things like when you upload your first contacts, send your first campaign, or when you forget to put the opt-out option. Of course, they are automated emails but it happens that if you reply to one of them a real support agent will attend to your case. If you have any doubt you can write directly to support by email. I'm not sure if they are using Zendesk or any other kind of program but they usually answer in less than 2 hours. Still, the option of an actual real-time chat is missing.
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    Iterable
    I've never experienced any issues with Iterable. As I and my colleagues have learnt the system and it's features, response to questions and advice from our account manager is always quick. Kevin knows the product well, and with the few tricky questions has hasn't been able to answer he's been quick to get back to us.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ClickSend
    ClickSend is okay but limited in functionality as compared to HighLevel. HighLevel has more functionality and it is at a reasonable price point everyone. Apart from that support are the same for most platform and it is really great to have something that is easy to start using. Most important decision that someone have to make is what they want in these software.
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    Iterable
    My understanding is that Mailchimp has evolved a lot since we moved to Iterable 4 years ago, so any comparison is legacy. Keeping that in mind, Iterable is far more sophisticated, especially the journey builder, personalised STO by user and segmentation.
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    Scalability
    ClickSend
    No answers on this topic
    Iterable
    We've definitely tested scalability, and it's no line - it works. The process is pretty easy. Most of the times it goes off without a hitch. Any time we do encounter issues, our support team is quick to get on the job and very communicative as they work us through a successful launch.
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    Return on Investment
    ClickSend
    • The ROI is time. More time focused, less time distracted with a mobile device.
    • Early days, however the customer survey and marketing campaigns will hopefully yield results.
    • Customer adherence to appointments and/or rescheduling for missed appointments has drastically increased with the use of reminder and follow-up SMS options that normally wouldn't be used as often on a mobile device.
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    Iterable
    • I do not have hard numbers, as I am not in the department that deals with those kinds of quantifications of impact. However, I do believe the use of Iterable has been a positive thing for us in providing more comprehensive data that is useful when dealing with customer tickets.
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    ScreenShots

    ClickSend Screenshots

    Screenshot of ClickSend SMS Dashboard